News tagged: Android 6.0

With many companies releasing Nougat updates for their phones, many expected that Lenovo will do the same, but that won't be the case, at least not for some users. The company has now confirmed that the entire existing Lenovo Phab product lineup will not receive any future

Earlier today, LG announced that the G6 is the first Android, non-Pixel handset that features Google's Assistant AI. The good news is that the virtual Google Assistant is going to spread its voice beyond those devices and starting this week, Google will roll out a software

Probably the next big thing on mobile market are foldable devices. It is not a first time that we're hearing about foldable smartphones, but it looks like Samsung is close from announcing one. Over the last few weeks, we have seen several concepts, patents and renders, and now we

Several new LeEco smartphones are expected to be unveiled in 2017. Some of them are developed by LeEco, and some in cooperation with the recently acquired Coolpad. A LeEco-branded smartphone has been spotted on Geekbench, listed as the LeMobile LEX622.

Just like it promised, OnePlus has today released a new software update for the budget OnePlus X smartphone. The company has begun rolling out the OxygenOS 3.1.2 stable upgrade for the OnePlus X handset, which is based on the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.

During the AMA (ask me anything) session on Reddit, OnePlus has revealed new information on the upcoming software updates. Users of the flagship OnePlus 3 will get Android 7.0 Nougat, while the budget OnePlus X will soon get Android 6.0 Marshmallow update.

Now that Android 7.0 Nougat is slowly rolling out, companies and carriers are rolling out probably the last wave of Marshmallow updates. AT&T has just announced that owners of Samsung Galaxy S5 Active are now able to download and update their phones to Marshmallow.

Android 7.0 Nougat is almost here, but Google's last big mobile OS release is still running on a small portion of devices. Google's latest figures on the Android Developer Dashboard show 15.2% of devices are on Android 6.0, up 2 points from last month.

One of the most anticipating Android features is multi-window, which is expected to arrive with Android 7.0 Nougat. There are several custom versions that already support the feature, including Jide's Remix OS that is now available for the Google Pixel C and Nexus 9 tablets.

Yu has just announced that they are currently testing the Marshmallow builds internally and that the final versions are close to being released. The Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow will be available for four Yu phones, including Yunique, Yuphoria, Yureka, Yureka Plus.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow is now available for most Galaxy smartphones, and Samsung has now started rolling out other specific updates. The first in line to get a bug fix software update is the latest flagship lineup, including both Galaxy S7 and the curved version Galaxy S7 Edge.

The HTC Desire 820 was recently replaced with the Desire 830 after almost two years, but the company didn't forget about it. Starting today, HTC has released a new software update based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow that also has the version 7.0 of the Taiwanese company's Sense UI

Owners of the HTC One M9 and One M8 on AT&T will finally get the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update. Mo Versi, Vice President of Product Management at HTC, revealed on Twitter that the wait is over and that the update is officially rolling out tomorrow, May 12.

Following a few leaks, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is now officially announced. The latest edition of Galaxy Tab A is will be available at the beginning of June in Germany, retailing for €289 ($330) for the WiFi-only model and €349 ($400) for an LTE-connected version.

Marshmallow's share of Android usage has increased more than 200% in the past two months. It's now running on 7.5% of devices due to an increase in software updates and the availability of new phones (such as the Galaxy S7) running Marshmallow out of the box.

Nextbit Robin isn't like any other smartphone out there, regardless of design and specifications. Unlike other smartphones, the Robin is a cloud-centric smartphone that uses a mix of cloud and physical storage, with 32 GB of onboard memory and 100 GB of space in the cloud.

LG's X lineup of phones has been announced back in February, just ahead of the MWC 2016. Shortly after, the X Screen went on sale, while the X Cam was expected to hit the shelves shortly after. At this moment, the latter has yet to go on sale, but at least we have new details.

Sony has been slowly releasing Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update for its smartphones, prioritizing first newer, flagship phones and then moving on to the older. Today, the company has released the update for a number of additional Xperia X2 and Z3 variants.

The updated versions of Galaxy S2 8.0 and Galaxy S2 9.7 tablets are now finally announced, following months of rumours. While they keep the same design, it is the inside that matters and that is where the company made some changes, alongside new version of Android.

As expected, T-Mobile has just released a software update for the LG V10 smartphone. The update is available for the phone over-the-air, but it is also available via manufacturer's desktop software LG Bridge, which handles software updates among other things.